The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-15
LEAGUE CLUB INTERESTS.
An Encouraging Report from the Can
vassing Committees as to Finances.
Directors Elected and Details of Organization
Perfected-Subscriptio Growing. with
but a Small Balance to Raise.

prise tall from want OF encouragement anu sup
port. Over two hundred persons were present.
the majority being business men who represent
large amount Of money. J. T. Brush, mana
ger of the When clothing store, presided, and Al
bert Ovens acted as secretary. Louis Newberg-
er, who bought the franchise at the New York
meeting told the particulars of the purchase
and exhibited certified contract, or articles of
agreement made by himself, j. H. Mar
tin and Ross Clark, part OF
Indianapolis and by Mr.. Young, president of the
League The points of the agreement are: Q)
Thirteen thousand dollars is to be paid to the
president of the League within fifteen days for
the release of all the players now under contract
and reservation with the St Louis League club
and for G. E. Bassett and NJ. NJ. Hackett, of the
Kansas City club. e. The capital stock of the
Indianapolis club is to be $3.50 900. (3) Advance
moneys paid to any players under contract with
the St. Louis club to be repaid within fifteen
days a. An agreement not to release Glass
cock, Denny, Boyle and Myers without the con-
sent of the League. ~ An agreement to pay
back Indianapolis the $13, 900 at the next annual
meeting of the League, provided the city does
not desire to retain the frInchise. IT, William
O'Brien, of St Louis, an2 Myers, Donnelly and
Whitney, of the KansasEity club TO be released
to Washington.
In order to sec>.re the transfer Mr.. Newberger
had to give big personal check for $14, 500. paya
bic to Mr.. Young on the 23d of this month. The
club is required to have a capital stock OF
$25, 000 Mr. Newberger said it would take earn
est work to raise this amount, but it must be
done.
The canvassing committee appointed at the
Saturday night meeting reported $4,000 cash
raised Yesterday, making the total amount thus
far subscribed $4,000 with only $4,000 more
to be secured between now and the
23d OF the month. The gentlemen
W. D. Seaton. Henry Schwinge, j. E. Summer
vile, Chas. F. Meyer. Paul Krauss, H. Lieber,
Larson Bros, A. Konz, William Schappen-
horst Stevenson & Johnstone, Charles Never &
Co., Vance Hunter, Henry Newgarden. E. w.
Vance & Co., Sindlinger Bros, Major Taylor,
Spencer House, c. w. Vancamp, Charles l..
Schmidt, John H. Holiday, Ferd Christman,
5 Maraa c0Tns Mas Wam Scott % }1sn W.
trustee; T. E. Griffith. David Kahn, Pearson &
| Metsell, F. A Mcbride. Parrot & Taggart, A. r.
| Baker, Seney Bros. & Co., VIM. D Bynum.
The committee on articles of association re-
| ported and, after some amendments were made,
| the document was approved and signed by j. H.
Martin, j. T. Brush, A. j. Treat, Charles F.
Meyer, Valentine Born, E. c. Egau, Joseph
| Schwabacher, Louis Newberger Edward Schur-
| mann and Henry Cone. The Indianapolis Base
| ball Association is the name given to the oreani
| cation. The articles provide for seven directors.
The capital stock is divided into 1000 shares of
$50 each, and an annual meeting is provided for
| on the second Monday in March of
each year. TIE directors have privilege to
| cali a special meeting whenever necessary.
By unaTmous vote the articles Of
association fixed with the county recorder last
week were declared to have been filed without
| any authority from the association, and are
| therefore null and void.
A committee, consisting Of DR.. Henry Jane
| son, S. Gordon and j. C. McCutcheon, was
| tad IN bQ ma NJ tan ms fpnYY
| which to select the directors The committee
reported the following names: Louis Newberger,
| ]. T. Brush, Charles F. Meyer A. Burdsal. l.
| s. Gordon Otto Hasselman, A. j. Treat, Paul
Krauss, E. NJ. johnson. VIM. Schmidt, Frank
| Creelman. Valentine Born, Joseph Schwabacher
and Charles Wacott The vote was taken by
ballot, and the following were chosen for the en-
| suing year: Louis Newberger j. 7. Brush,
Charles F. Meyer. A. j. Treat Paul Krauss,
VIM. Schmidt and Valentine Born.
The soliciting committee were instructed to
push the work of canvassing the city to day. and
| to facilitate the raising Of Sc, 900 the following
names were added to the committee: o. r
johnson. Paul krauss, John 7. Brush, Chas. F.
Meyer |. S. Gordon, l.. Newberger Henry
Jameson, Frank Creelman. John II. Martin
Geo. K Share, D. B. Shideler, Henry Zoe, John
| &. McCutcheon.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the
call Of the directors, perhaps on tomorrow
night, when it is expected the soliciting com
mittees will be able to report the entire Sc, O0l
raised,
Immediately after the adjournment of the
meeting the directors went into session for the
election OF officers, but reached no conclusion
The election will be held tonight. The success
OF Indianapolis in getting into the League ha.
aroused great deal of comment throughout the
country. Kansas City and St. Louis are. Of
course, very sore, and the newspapers of those
cities show their disappointment. A correspond
ent of the st. Louis Republican, in speaking Of
baseball matters ir general, says:
6ny Hant had ipSar Jcxv
with very shrewd base ball man. 1T looks to
me-" he said, "as though indianapolis was only
taken in to fill up the League for 1887 and that
she will be dropped next fall to make room for
the St Louis Browns the Cncinnatis. Ny
reason for this is that the League has not given
her the pick of Kansas City players, but have
| gone out of their way to distribute the Cowboy
players among the older League clubs, and,
matter of course, what is left of the Kansas
| City club after they done picking will fall t6
the Hoosiers, and what use can they make of the
leavings9 1t don't look to me if the League
wanted to strengthen the Indianapolis club. Oh
course, they will have Glasscock and Denny; but
they can't play all the positions. You mark my
word. the Indiana club will not be in the League
in 1888. l hardly think the Hoosier club viii
pay. although am glad to see them in instead
of Kansas City"
The Pittsburg Dispatch through its Wheeling
| w. Va correspondent says that during the las
few days Sam Barley, Glasscock and Miller
have been practicing out of doors in uniform
and they are looking in frst-cass trim. Glass
cock has not yet heard from the secretary of ths
League. nor from the management of the In
dianapols club. In regard to going to til.
Hoosier capital to play ball the coming season
he expressed himself as perfectly satisfied to e
there providing they pay him enough money
He likes the place much better than Kansas
. City, but he seems to think the management
will not pay much money for his services a.
the Cowboy people would Honest John is on,
of the kind that say but little about their affairs
} but he will doubtless be satisfied with the SAM
; salary as that paid him by the Maroons"
The New York correspondent of the SAM
journal has the following pen -picture of tn
; quartet that went from this city and made tn